Describe the various categories of villages.
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Structurally villages in India can be divided into following types:
1. Nucleated Village:
A common pattern of settlement discernible in paddy growing areas.
This type of village, homes of farmers and artisans are joined together.
Land is situated outside the village at varying distance.
Their livestock are housed with them or nearby.
This type of villages are characterised by residential proximity.
2. Linear Village:
This type of village houses are built on parallel rows.
Each house is surrounded by little gardens.
Paddy fields are at distance from house.
3. Dispersed Village:
Village in which dwelling places of the village lay scattered is called dispersed village.
These villages have no finite structure.
This villages are located in hilly areas.
4. Mixed Village:
Mixer of nucleated and dispersed type of settlement.
This type of village settlement there is larger compact settlement of houses which is surrounded by few small hamlets at distance. This type of settlement can be seen both areas.